S.1227 - Federal Government - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish carbon dioxide new source performance standards for new coal-fired electric generated units.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish carbon dioxide new source performance standards for new coal-fired electric generated units. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Clean Coal Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require a new coal-fired electric generating unit (including a cogeneration facility) that commences construction on or after April 26, 2007, to meet, without interruption throughout the lifetime operation of the unit, a standard of performance that, at a minimum, requires the unit to produce not more than 285 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour for supply to the grid.Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise such standard to reduce the maximum rate of carbon dioxide emissions if a reduced level is achievable through the application of the best technological system of continuous emission reduction demonstrated at the time of the revision.Provides that carbon dioxide that is injected into a geological [...]

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